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狙公
jū​gōng

monkey keeper

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

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狙公 jū​gōng monkey keeper

A person who keeps monkeys, specifically referring to a character from the 庄子 zhuāng​zǐ who used cleverness to manage monkeys; metaphorically, a person who manipulates others

References

see 狙公/狙公 → 庄子/莊子
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